Freezing Advice

Hello all 

I am going to be a new (kitten)mommy to two bengal kittens, they will be 9-10 weeks old when we receive them. My husband and I have been going crazy figuring out this whole raw food diet situation. We finally narrowed it down and we are going to do the frakenprey. Now I've found many helpful tips on what kinds of meat and percentage to use. But I'm still up in the air about freezing meals, and how many I can have prepared before they aren't considered "fresh" to cat standards.

However my questions are:

How long should I freeze a meal to "kill bacteria" before feeding? 

Using our refrigerator freezer, how long can meals/days be prepped in advance and frozen to still be considered "fresh"?

I will be wrapping portions in plastic wrap, and then in ziplock bags

If anyone has any advice, we would greatly appreciate is. We want to be as prepared as possible when our babies arrive. Thank you guys in advance 

Mommy2bengal said:

How long should I freeze a meal to "kill bacteria" before feeding? 

Using our refrigerator freezer, how long can meals/days be prepped in advance and frozen to still be considered "fresh"?

I will be wrapping portions in plastic wrap, and then in ziplock bags

If anyone has any advice, we would greatly appreciate is. We want to be as prepared as possible when our babies arrive. Thank you guys in advance 

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Hello, future new Bengal owners!  And congratulations. I hope you buy stock in kitty wand toys...

Freezing meat will not kill bacteria.  You might want to read some more on the bacteria issue.  Quick synopsis:  your cats can handle it better than you can, and serious pathogens are rare - but they can appear.

My cats are pretty good detectors of freshness and freezing doesn't seem to affect their opinions as much as the quality of meat before it hits the freezer.  Just make sure your freezer is in good shape with a temperature of 10 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, that you put meats to be frozen in freezing jars or freezer-safe bags, and that you use it within 3-4 months.  Cats definitely do not like freezer burn.

Thank you so much Sophie1 

I keep reading different things about freezing your meat first, prior to feeding. But thank you for clearing that up for me, it makes it easier considering that I don't have to keep buying fresh meat every week to prepare.

Freezing for at least 24 hours before feeding can kill parasites but not bacteria.

http://rawfed.com/myths/parasites.html